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Persistence Pays for Alumni Author Debra Shumaker
After years of hard work and several near misses, 2021 saw Debra (Kempf) Shumaker '93 complete her quest to become a children's picture book author, with one book out in May and another to be published this fall.![](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_story_crop/public/kim-larson-pro-headshot.jpg?h=c7fb4298&itok=2EGto6ts)
Nutritionist Author Has the Recipe for Success
Kim (Dwyer) Larson ’81 capped a career in nutrition, which included becoming the Seattle Mariners baseball team’s first sports nutritionist and launching a wellness coaching and consulting business, by writing a book on battling high blood pressure.![](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_story_crop/public/Carolyn%20Colleen.jpg?h=80f9ccf2&itok=z7O_kK5c)
From Poverty to PhD: A FIERCE Tale to Tell
When Carolyn Colleen (Bostrack) ’07, ’10 decided to become an author, she decided to tell her own story of overcoming adversity to earn three college degrees and tap into her entrepreneurial skills to pave her own path to success helping others.![Image of new Viterbo Library catalog interface](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_story_crop/public/Library-New%20Catalog%20Interface%202021.jpg?itok=A0IwcR9m)
New Catalog Interface as of August 4th!
The library's catalog interface has a new "look" as of Wednesday, August 4th.![](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_story_crop/public/Viterbo%20logo.jpg?h=5197e60b&itok=pZlggG6t)
Test Optional Admission Continuing at Viterbo University, Applications Now Open and Free for Fall 2022
Test optional admission for first-year students applying to Viterbo University will continue for fall 2022. Applications for fall 2022 are open and free.![](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_story_crop/public/CabaretCocktailsVertical.jpg?itok=_hYIU4lA)
"Cabaret and Cocktails" Featuring the Hits of 1970 and 1971 at Viterbo University July 21-24
Enjoy a medley of more than 70 hits from 1970 and 1971 as an outstanding cast of local singers and dancers presents Cabaret and Cocktails Wednesday, July 21–Saturday, July 24 in the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center FSPA Lobby.![](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_story_crop/public/ekoate-nwaforlor-XLRivrl9mNI-unsplash.jpg?itok=2tJhK0NI)
July is Anti-Boredom Month!
If you're feeling bored, check out these resources to get out of your slump!![](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_story_crop/public/Boyd%205.jpeg?h=544bf1ad&itok=DkK1zzHJ)
Basketball Takes Adrian Boyd Around the World
As an inner-city Milwaukee kid, Adrian Boyd ’92 didn’t see himself as a world traveler. His basketball skills and work ethic, however, led to him logging countless miles as a pro basketball player and entrepreneur, making a particularly big splash in New Zealand.![Katherine Weber](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_story_crop/public/WeberHeadshot.jpeg?h=56571510&itok=m3HCf_xZ)
Music Is Katherine Weber's World Passport
For Viterbo vocal music performance grad Katherine Weber ’10, music has opened the world to her. Literally. She now lives in Amsterdam, engaged to a U.K. native, and has performances planned this year in several European countries as well as the U.S.![](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_story_crop/public/Viterbo%20logo.jpg?h=5197e60b&itok=pZlggG6t)